Although poor Zhao Zhi blocked in front of the door and waited to admit his mistake to the master, it was a pity that a few uninvited guests disrupted his plan, and he had already known the news of Jiang Tian's return to Beijing, and he was even more concerned about the few gentlemen who stayed in the imperial study until the waning days, and came to visit him early, not only Wu Yuan and Song Yi here, but even Tian Xuhai, who has always been low-key, and Liu Baokai, who also just came back, have arrived, except for Zhang Huan, who can't get out of the palace, Jiang Tian's several proud protégés are gathered together. Therefore, Zhao Zhi's matter naturally has to be postponed. This is a bitter boy, you said that the master went to receive the guests without saying a word, did he stand aside and wait, or what should he do? Besides, when the master saw his eyes after taking a bath just now, he didn't look angry or angry, so was his old man angry?

Compared with those gentlemen, Zhao Zhi's matter is really not worth mentioning, so no one cares what he is entangled in there, the key is that the time of these guests to visit is too special, it stands to reason that unless there are 100,000 urgent things, they don't come to visit when they just go home and haven't rested, even if they want to catch the wind and wash the dust, it is also the etiquette between peers, how can they students be so ignorant of the rules? But these people all have deep backgrounds, even if they deliberately ignore their seniority, ordinary people are really not good at being serious, not to mention that Jiang Tian doesn't care about these.

"What's wrong with you guys? Even if you come to me to eat, you don't have to be in such a hurry, right? After Jiang Tian half-jokingly sat down, he glanced at a few of them: "Tell me, what is it for?" So much so that they didn't want to say it at the dinner table. ”

After a few people glanced at each other, Wu Yuan, who was still the first to speak: "Mr. has been tired of traveling and asking about such a situation in front of the emperor, the students should not disturb your rest, but now that the court is unpredictable, it is really a last resort!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Tian knew that nothing good was going on. The so-called unpredictable situation in the court is nothing more than what the world thinks every founding monarch has to do, that is, to kill heroes and purge the dynasty! But now the excuse used by the emperor is a bit special, under the banner of Xingxinxue to squeeze out the old ministers, you must know that except for some "unlearned" guys in the previous dynasty who are keen on this, no civil and military generals know what science is. Then in the eyes of others, this behavior naturally becomes a cover for rabbits to die and dogs to cook.

Since Wu Yuan had already started, Song Yi had no choice but to continue: "When Mr. went out on an errand, His Majesty decreed that next year's Spring Festival science topics will be given by you, and those who fail in science will not be allowed to take the palace exam!" Now that the Confucian forest has exploded for this matter, if it weren't for His Majesty's intention to abolish the eight shares, they would have been clamoring to boycott the exam. But that's the case, the Holy Lord also drew up a timetable, saying that after three years, only the Eight Strands of Strategies will be abolished, physics will be added after five years, and after ten years, Chinese Studies will only be regarded as one of the seven compulsory courses......"

The so-called seven courses, in fact, are Chinese, mathematics, physics, chemistry, physical education, geography, and politics, which are very close to the college entrance examination in later generations, and in order to implement this plan, Zhang Tao had to set a ten-year timetable, which in his opinion is the result of compromise.

As soon as he talked about this, Tian Xuhai also frowned: "It's language, not only the four books and five classics, but also history, this is simply to cut off the way to the advancement of Confucianism in the world, if so many scholars are idle in the world, they will be in trouble for a long time!" ”

Jiang Tian sneered unconsciously, the so-called Xiucai rebellion has not been successful for three years, but if Xiucai is really allowed to go out to cause trouble, it is more dangerous than those coarse people who can't read big words, but does Zhang Tao care about these people causing trouble to themselves? The answer is clearly no. As long as he still has the army in his hands, then no one will be able to shake the reform of the new dynasty. In other words, when Zhu Yuanzhang set the main test topic of the scientific examination as Baguwen, didn't he also tamper with the mature system of the Tang and Song dynasties? After more than 200 years, these so-called humble gentlemen began to admit death and hold on to the eight shares? In fact, it is not a matter of interest, once the capital Dabi is changed to a science-based one, then those famous families in the south of the Yangtze River with a long history will lose their officialdom advantage, and within a few decades, the bureaucratic pattern of the world will be rewritten, and a group of young and new talents without the drag of the family will flood the yamen. They know very well that this is digging their ancestral graves, so if they let it go at this time, they will definitely regret it for the rest of their lives.

Jiang Tian picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip gently, and then smiled calmly: "So you also think that science should not be included in scientific research?" ”

As soon as Wu Yuan heard this, he knew that he should choose a side, and he was originally an emperor, so he naturally hurried to show his loyalty: "I have learned from you for these days, although there are many incomprehensions, but I also know that this science is the art of enriching the country and strengthening the people, so I naturally support it." But after all, this is an unprecedented change, and if you are in a hurry, you may have variables. ”

Song Yi also immediately said: "As Brother Wu said, my Song family is only where it is today because of His Majesty's appreciation, and the Northern Expedition of the Central Plains is also due to the flying of smelting technology to achieve twice the result with half the effort, so everyone in the world is not unaware of the importance of science." It's just that there are very few scholars in the world who can have this kind of insight after all, and if it really provokes this group of people to make a fuss, it is not a chaos in one city and one place. ”

Only at this time, Tian Xuhai, who was supposed to be the spokesperson of Confucianism, was silent. He doesn't speak doesn't mean that Jiang Tian doesn't know what he thinks in his heart, this kid has studied for a few days and knows how powerful science is, if Confucianism teaches people to behave and do things, then science is to dismantle the composition of all things and analyze the universe. Originally, they were two things that were not related, but because Confucianism had been carried by various generations of kings for thousands of years, and it had long since parted ways with the original Confucianism, the fundamental conflict was that science shook the divine authority of the monarch and denied the class of origin. Since even the power of the monarch can be denied, the landlords and civil bureaucracy attached to it will naturally lose the legitimacy of their rule. As the saying goes, blocking people's financial access is like killing your parents, so isn't it a life-and-death struggle for you!

Historically, China's transformation was completely based on extremely bloody and turbulent wars, and at the same time, accompanied by the plundering and killing of foreign enemies, so that the whole nation unified the importance of science and unanimously supported the development of science and technology, which led to the later revival, but before that, in the more than 100 years since 1840, the number of people who died in China due to social unrest and war was conservatively estimated to be 100 million! In this day and age, in an environment where science is generally believed to be another form of alchemy, how can people turn to science? Besides, this incident itself is also weakening the imperial power, so will Zhang Tao, who is still quite sensible, regret this decision in his later years and go to the extreme path of banning science? It's like Kangxi obviously has the knowledge level of a university undergraduate, but it is a reason to prohibit the spread of science among the people. This one can be high.

Thinking of this, Jiang Tian somewhat understood the purpose of these people coming here, and it was obvious that in the eyes of these people who really belonged to this time and space, although the emperor's reform was understandable, it seemed to be in a hurry. Not only that, but it is also possible to lay down the footsteps of some ancestors, and they will be ruined and ruined, and people will die in politics. So how can these people, who have tied their interests to the imperial power, avoid this predictable tragic ending? It is obviously impossible to convince the emperor, this lord not only drove out the Tartars but also had a hard-line style, but also knew the careful thinking of the hundred officials in the imperial court, and he was on a par with Zhu Hongwu of the previous dynasty, and what was even worse was that he was more educated than Zhu Yuanzhang. He still has strange scientific knowledge, and he doesn't take Confucianism seriously at all, you say that such a figure who has nowhere to talk can teach those civil officials who claim to be smart what to do? So some people had to find another way to find a breakthrough from Jiang Tian.

Jiang Tian put down the teacup in his hand, and then said to them very calmly: "That's it, it's not too early, let's have a light meal first, and then I'll have a good chat with you." ”

This meal is a veritable light meal, in the eyes of many people, the reception banquet sent back to the house by Yipinqin, even if it is not extravagant and wasteful, at least a table of wine must be placed, right? But when these people sat down, they found that in addition to the standard four dishes and one soup, a few side dishes were added temporarily. This is still because there are guests visiting, so as not to look too shabby. It is precisely because of these uninvited guests that the originally envisaged group members' meals could not be eaten, and I don't know how many girls resented them in their hearts for not knowing etiquette.

No one knew what they said at the dinner table, because Jiang Tian didn't let anyone approach, and many people could only infer from the complicated expressions of the four gentlemen when they left, that this matter didn't seem to be as simple as they imagined. Although the emperor is also very fond of this junior brother, after all, Jiang Tian did not participate in this game related to the future political pattern, which means that the emperor did not intend to make him a pawn who charged into battle. Moreover, this Jiang Tian is a well-known new scholar in the world, since he became an official, the research results of the Academy of Sciences have ushered in an explosive growth, many difficult problems that have plagued many years are simply childish and ridiculous in the eyes of others, and it is rumored that this person has deduced and confirmed the fact that the earth is a ball and is constantly moving, thus revealing the mysterious natural phenomena such as thunder, lightning, rain and dew in the four seasons. According to the emperor, the essence and true inheritance of science are all in the body of this junior brother, and this person is worth a million male soldiers! If this is the case, then how can he be persuaded to come forward and suspend the reform?

In fact, the psychology of the old school itself is also changing, and seeing that the general trend has passed, especially the power of science is becoming more and more frightening, they are now only thinking about how to delay the reform, and they do not even dare to overturn the idea of overthrowing it. Not to mention anything else, just look at the silver coins of the new dynasty that have gradually circulated, and many folk craftsmen can't figure out what secret method the imperial court used to make the patterns of the silver coins as delicate as a knife chisel and axe? What's more, according to the exchange rate, even the best craftsmen don't want to mint counterfeit coins privately, not to mention that they can't make such a delicate appearance, and even if they can make it, they will definitely lose money in terms of cost. It is rumored that the workshop built by the Academy of Sciences for the Mint Bureau is just a pretense, but in fact, Jiang Tian secretly casts spells, and every night there are divine craftsmen from the heavenly court who come down to help......

Jiang Tian also knew that Zhang Tao's reforms were urgent, and he knew the necessity of these policies, but from the perspective of social reality, these practices would only cause social unrest until the science penetration rate did not exceed half of the population. But he also knew why Zhang Tao was so anxious, after all, the development of Europe was about to get on the right track, although it was about to enter the era of chaotic religious and territorial wars, but it was precisely because of the frequent wars that it gave birth to military changes and demanding on productivity, which was like a snowball, and at the same time, the continuous wars also led to the beginning of racism and nationalism, and the world was about to change from a religious camp to a division according to race and country, and the "father" of all Europe I can only nest in the Vatican and think about the glory of the past. Under these circumstances, China is not allowed to restore its original productive forces step by step, and then slowly evolve into the germ of capitalism, because the speed is at most a few decades faster than that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the previous life, and then we will begin to face Europe that has already started the industrial revolution.

After sending off the guests, Jiang Tian looked at the starry sky and sighed, he obviously didn't want to be involved in politics, but the tide of the times rolled forward completely regardless of his personal will. I am just a wave in this trend, and even a wave that crosses over cannot change this fact. To say that China is not completely backward, at least now everyone has the same starting point in natural science, and having Jiang Tian to help cheat will only lead to fewer detours. More importantly, Chinese citizens have long been accustomed to the compatibility between nationality and race, and will not fall apart because of different religious beliefs, so China can participate in the world game with the same size as the whole of Europe. And the social structure is more stable and healthy, unlike the European thinkers who searched up and down in the early days of the Industrial Revolution, universal values and pragmatism can help China reduce the pain of social transformation.

Zhao Zhi looked at his master and hesitated a little, it was obvious that his old man was thinking about the problem at the moment, he walked over so rashly, although he came to make amends, if he interrupted the master's train of thought, it would be an immeasurable loss. Don't look at this kid is not a reading material, but he is still very serious about learning to read. Then I listened to Zhang Huan talk about how his master solved one technical problem after another, in Zhang Huan's words, Jiang Tian's knowledge was simply unfathomable, the more he continued to learn, the more he felt that he was very ignorant, and he felt that Jiang Tian should still have some reservations, and did not show real ability. So Zhao Zhi stood aside and waited very wisely, in case the master was at the critical moment of enlightenment, and finally delayed his ascension because of his own blind trouble...... Jiang Tian didn't know that in Zhao Zhi's mind, the difference between himself and the immortals was not very big. He had already seen Zhao Zhi who was hesitating, but he didn't know what medicine this kid had taken wrong today, and he had been following him and doing nothing.

Seeing that the master turned his head and began to stare at him, Zhao Zhi had no choice but to walk up to him, and then knelt on the ground like a cloud: "Mr. is above, the student knows that he is wrong!" ”

Jiang Tian is even more confused now, when did he ever complain that Zhao Zhi had done something wrong? Think about it carefully, after returning home today, I didn't say a word to this kid, how did I admit my mistake to myself? Although he was confused in his heart, Jiang Tian didn't intend to expose it, after all, this was also an opportunity for him to blow up his mistakes, although he didn't know why he would admit his mistakes, at least he had to listen to what this kid did first.

After pretending to be very majestic, Jiang Tian crushed with anger and shouted: "Since you know your mistakes, do you know where you are wrong?" ”

Usually, even if Zhao Zhi has any mistakes, Jiang Tian will usually point them out very calmly and ask him to correct them, even if the punishment is mostly symbolic, so Zhao Zhi has more respect and gratitude for this master, and there is not much fear. Today, I suddenly heard Jiang Tian's angry questioning, so my heart couldn't help beating suddenly, so I had to press my head lower.

"Student...... Student...... Don't say those insulting jokes...... Disgraced the name of the gentleman......"

Jiang Tian knew that feelings were like this, he did listen to it at the door for a while, and it happened that Zhao Zhi used the ethical baggage to catch it, what "grandfather" and "grandson" said was foaming at the mouth, although he felt that it was inappropriate, but he just shook his head and smiled, after all, there was no elegant audience at that time, so it was reasonable to say that some stinky work to make money, he wanted to find an opportunity to mention a few more words, but he didn't expect that this kid might have seen himself shaking his head, so he staged a scene of kowtowing and admitting his mistakes.

After Zhao Zhi finished speaking, he felt a lot more relaxed, and then he waited for the master to punish him, whether it was punching or kicking or any other punishment, as long as the master could dissipate his anger and not drive himself away, but after waiting for a long time, not only did the imaginary thunder rage not appear, but even the master's answer was not there, and he knelt for a while, but still didn't see any movement, so he had the courage to secretly look up and glance at it, but only to see that his master was still looking up at the stars with a sad face, as if there was no such person as himself.

He didn't know which one the master was playing, so he had to bow his head in a proper manner to maintain a posture of confession, and he didn't wait long, anyway, his knees were a little numb, and he heard a voice above his head: "Get up, this matter can't be said to be your fault......"

Zhao Zhi is going to be confused and confused now, it seems that the master is not angry, but the appearance of the eyebrows just now is not an illusion?

Jiang Tian stretched out his hand to pull up this nominal student, the actual apprentice, and then looked into his eyes and said solemnly: "If you are forced by life, and there is still a sick mother at home to support, then it is okay to say some cross talk that can make money and not find trouble, but you are now helping Boss Zhao, it is a teahouse with a plaque from the emperor, at least this is called the loss of honor in front of the king, and at the worst it is to despise the royal family, if you are just a rootless artist, no one will be embarrassed by you, but you are under me, It's hard to guarantee that you won't be used by someone with a heart to become a handle, and even if you are a teacher, you won't be able to save you when the time comes! You are my Jiang Tian in this life, and I am Jiang Tian in defeat, it is difficult to be my student......"